Creator / Lena Headey

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"There's nothing more exciting for an actor than a chance to lose, to be someone who has lost - especially if it's someone who starts off with a veneer of control. To be broken is wonderful."

Lena Headey (born October 3, 1973) is an English actress. She was discovered at age 17 performing in a one-off show at the Royal National Theatre. Her first major role was in The Jungle Book as Katherine. Other major roles include Queen Gorgo of Sparta in 300, Sarah Connor in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and Queen Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones. From 2007 to 2012, she was married to musician Peter Paul Loughran, with whom she has a son named Wylie.

Mean Character, Nice Actor: She's played more than her fair share of villains such as Ma-Ma and Cersei, and even her more sympathetic characters tend to lean toward uptight or anti-heroic. In reality, Lena is a fun-loving and friendly woman with a goofy sense of humor (as best demonstrated by her Twitter feed) who is adored by her cast mates.

Fans of MacGyver may recall that the last conversation MacGyver ever has with another character (in the closing scene of the final TV movie Trail to Doomsday) was with the Adorkable daughter of the character whose death set the plot in motion. Guess who that was beneath the terrible haircut and ugly glasses.

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